honours & awards section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Both the given statements are correct regarding the Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Swedish and Norwegian committees in recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895.

The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was created in 1968.

Answer: (c)

Kerala Tourism has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award.

Answer: (a)

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India. Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, studied physics at St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, and aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai. Kalam advocated plans to develop India into a developed nation by 2020 in his book India 2020.

He has received several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. Kalam is known for his motivational speeches and interaction with the student community in India.

Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is the Republic of India’s highest civilian award, for the performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.

Answer: (b)

Beighton Cup of Hockey Instituted in 1895 and is one of the oldest field hockey tournaments running till date. It is organised by Bengal Hockey Association (BHA).

Answer: (b)

• Jnanpith award is a literary award in India.
• The Saraswati Samman is also a literary award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language.
• Vachaspati Samman is given in Sanskrit literature
• While the Shankar award is for Indian Philosophy.